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Month: February 2017

the year of handmade, 12

22/02/201710/04/2018 Carolynfashion75 Comments on the year of handmade, 12

above are just a small selection of some of my favourite outfits for this month, the entire collection for the year in total can be viewed in my Year of Handmade flickr album, here It’s over!  I’ve worn ONLY my own handmade shoes…

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totally local, totally natural, from head to toe

19/02/201720/02/2017 Carolynfashion, knitting55 Comments on totally local, totally natural, from head to toe

A person could be forgiven for thinking that I had abandoned my totally local, 1 year 1 outfit project, since there has been no mention of it here for months!… *blush* however, it has been plodding along, slowly but surely, and…

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red thongs (shoes)

14/02/201725/04/2017 Carolynshoes, Uncategorized15 Comments on red thongs (shoes)

Hello!  I’ve made a new pair of um, “shoes”…??  although I’m embarrassed to even consider giving them that lofty title; they’re so basic.  Also; yes I know my year of handmade is all but over and I don’t have to make…

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Japanese linen-gauze shirt dress

09/02/201709/02/2017 CarolynUncategorized36 Comments on Japanese linen-gauze shirt dress

My dear friend Yoshimi sent to me a beautiful birthday present last year; some really beautiful, deep indigo blue linen gauze…   The colour is quite glorious, not a solid colour but mottled and variegated with plenty of depth and character;…

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